Lover
Pronunciation : Lov"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex. Gower. Love is blind, and lovers can not see The pretty follies that themselves commit. Shak.
2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country. I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. Shak.
3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music. "A lover of knowledge." T. Burnet.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lo"ver, Lo"ver*y
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: See Louver. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913